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English
Etymology 1
From Old English strang+gewæsc, from being a place by a stream with a strong current.
Proper noun
Strangeways (plural Strangewayses or Strangeways)
- A surname transferred from the place name.
Etymology 2
From Middle English Strangwas, from Old English strang+gewæsc, from being a place by a stream with a strong current.
Proper noun
Strangeways
- A locality in Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- The prison in this locality